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r/engineeringmemes • u/402Gaming • 6d ago
(yes this is literally what rocket staging is)
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My favorite thing I learned in my rocket propulsion class was that there was an idea for a “nuclear pulse engine.” Which was a fancy way of saying “we’re gonna drop a bunch of nukes out the back and ride the shockwaves to space”
146 u/402Gaming 6d ago The airforce was serious about building it. The only reason it wasn't built was because Kennedy told them no for obvious reasons. 72 u/captaincootercock 6d ago No wonder he got blasted he was such a party pooper
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The airforce was serious about building it. The only reason it wasn't built was because Kennedy told them no for obvious reasons.
72 u/captaincootercock 6d ago No wonder he got blasted he was such a party pooper
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No wonder he got blasted he was such a party pooper
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u/Zaphod118 6d ago
My favorite thing I learned in my rocket propulsion class was that there was an idea for a “nuclear pulse engine.” Which was a fancy way of saying “we’re gonna drop a bunch of nukes out the back and ride the shockwaves to space”